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Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs)
LED Directional Replacement Lamp Program Launch
On April 1, 2013, PG&E launched a new incentive program for LED PAR & MR directional replacement lamps. In partnership with electrical distributors throughout our service territory, PG&E will offer incentives for ENERGY STAR® qualified PAR & MR replacement lamps to non-residential customers.
Contact a participating distributor (PDF, 70 KB) to help you choose a high quality, energy efficient lamps that can help reduce your energy costs.
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Visit the Lux Lighting Showcase
Watch this video to learn more.
Everything you want to know about LEDs
As with any technology, not all LEDs perform equally. In the case of emerging technologies especially, some time will pass before a level of consistently high performance can be achieved across the industry. Recent tests conducted by the Department of Energy revealed that some LED products did not meet manufacturers' claims and some were no more efficient than conventional light sources.
PG&E Efforts
Purchasing the wrong LED product could be a costly mistake, given their current high prices. This is why PG&E and other California utility companies are working to create programs that will mitigate this risk and help customers select quality LED products appropriate for their applications. Such programs will offer rebates for pre-qualified LED fixtures that meet stringent performance specifications such as those validated by third-party or ENERGY STAR® testing. This site will serve as a portal to information about existing and new PG&E LED programs. Please visit often for updates.
PG&E offers rebates as well as calculated incentives on many LED products, please see the links below and select the option that best fits your project.
- LED Street Lights
Incentives for municipal customers interested in retrofitting their street lights with LED fixtures.
- LED Refrigerated and Frozen Food Case Program
Incentives for commercial customers for replacing fluorescent and other less efficient refrigerated and frozen food case lighting systems with qualified LED fixtures.
- LED Street Light Turnkey Replacement Service
PG&E offers a one-stop solution for customers who want to upgrade their existing street lights to LED fixtures.
- Energy Efficiency Rebates for Your Business (PDF, 2 MB)
PG&E's business program offers a rebate for ENERGY STAR LED Surface, Pendant and Recessed Downlight and other various lighting technologies.
Calculated Incentives
Continuing technology improvements to LEDs have helped make some products a more cost-effective energy saving option. Appropriate applications for LED products include areas with long operating hours, difficult maintenance requirements, or directional lighting needs. Some examples include replacing recessed can downlights, HID parking garage and pole-mounted fixtures, and task lighting systems.
- Customized Retrofit Incentives
PG&E offers technical assistance and calculated incentives for replacing equipment to achieve energy efficiency. Energy efficiency benefits your business by reducing energy costs and improving operations.
- T8 LED lamps replacing linear fluorescent lamps, including those qualified by the DesignLights Consortium, do not qualify for calculated incentives.
Contact Us
Contact your Account Representative or call the PG&E Business Customer Service Center at
New LED Products
LED Exterior Lighting Rebates
LED High Bay Rebates (coming in November)
Additional Resources
- Find a Participating Distributor for LED Replacement Lamp Rebates
- Information on Linear Fluorescent Rebates
- ENERGY STAR® - Learn About LEDs
- Department of Energy – Solid State Lighting
- Department of Energy - Technology Fact Sheets (LEDs)
- Table of Pre-Qualified LED Fixtures/ Luminaires (PDF)
- Table of Pre-Qualified LED Fixtures/ Luminaires (Excel)
- Table of Pre-Qualified Integral LED Lamps (PDF)
- Table of Pre-Qualified Integral LED Lamps (Excel)


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Reds avoid arbitration with 2, leaving Bailey
Latos, Choo agree to terms ahead of arbitration
Right-hander Mat Latos has agreed to an $11.5 million, two-year contract with the Cincinnati Reds, avoiding what would have been baseball's first salary arbitration hearing of the year.
Latos will receive salaries of $4.25 million this year and $7.25 million in 2014 under Tuesday's deal.
Cincinnati obtained Latos from San Diego before the 2012 season. He solidified a rotation that was one of the NL's best, helping the Reds win the NL Central for the second time in three seasons. Latos went 14-4 with a 3.48 ERA and two complete games in 33 starts.
Latos made $550,000 last season. Eligible for arbitration for the first time, he had asked for $4.7 million in arbitration and had been offered $4.15 million.
Right-hander Homer Bailey is the last Reds player in arbitration. He has asked for $5.8 million, and the Reds have offered $4.75 million. They've also discussed a multiyear deal with Bailey, who pitched a no-hitter at Pittsburgh last Sept. 28.
Outfielder Shin-Soo Choo and the Reds agreed Monday on a one-year contract for $7,375,000, avoiding arbitration.
Choo made $4.9 million last season with Cleveland, which traded him to the Reds as part of a three-team deal in December. The Reds plan to start him in center field in place of Drew Stubbs – who went to the Indians – and bat him leadoff.
He had asked for $8 million in arbitration, and the Reds had offered $6.75 million. Choo filed for the highest figure among the six Reds in arbitration.

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NVIDIA Tegra: World's Smallest Computer on a Chip
Today, NVIDIA Corporation NASDAQ: NVDA introduced the Tegra family of processors, the world's first single-chip computer capable of the rich high definition and internet experiences we've come to expect from our PCs, but on small pocket type devices. NVIDIA Tegra is a tiny computer-on-a-chip, smaller than a US dime (10-cent piece), designed from the ground up to enable the "visual PC experience" on a new generation of mobile computing devices while consuming the smallest amount of power.
"Creating Tegra was a massive challenge. Our vision was to create a platform that will enable the 2nd personal computer revolution — which will be mobile centric, with devices that last days on a single charge, and yet has the web, high definition media, and computing experiences we've come to expect from our PC," said Jen-Hsun Huang, president and CEO at NVIDIA. "Shrinking down a 50 watt PC architecture will not create the discontinuity this industry needs. The culmination of nearly 1,000 man years of engineering, Tegra is a completely ground-up computer-on-a-chip architecture that consumes 100 times less power. Mobile internet and computing devices built with Tegra are going to be magical."
The NVIDIA Tegra 650 processor is the second product in the Tegra line, the first being the NVIDIA Tegra APX 2500 processor, which is enabling the next generation of Windows Mobile smartphones. With the launch of this new processor, the NVIDIA Tegra products will reach consumers towards the end of the year.
"With the growing market demand for mobile Internet access, NVIDIA launched the APX 2500 computer-on-a-chip targeted at smartphones and handsets earlier this year. Recognizing that mobile Internet access usages will occur not just on smartphones and handsets but on compute devices as well, NVIDIA announced today the Tegra architecture. Representing the first products to be targeted at the MID and portable device space, it is anticipated to bring integrated capabilities similar to the APX 2500 with NVIDIA's graphics expertise, an ARM core, HD video, and advanced power management," said Ian Lao, senior analyst at In-Stat.
NVIDIA Tegra is a heterogeneous processor architecture with multiple processors, each architected for a specific class of tasks – an 800 MHz ARM CPU, a HD video processor, an imaging processor, an audio processor, and an ultra-low power GeForce GPU These processors are used together or independently to deliver a wonderful experience while utilizing a minute amount of power. With this heterogeneous ultra-low-power processor architecture, NVIDIA Tegra processors achieve up to 10 times the power efficiency of existing products in battery-operated computer systems running compelling visual computing applications.
"As more consumers begin to access the mobile Internet with devices like smartphones and MIDs, device manufacturers will be challenged to create the same high-quality user experience on mobile devices that consumers currently enjoy on their desktop PCs," said Warren East, CEO, ARM. "Using advanced ARM technology and providing a ground-breaking mix of performance, power consumption and form factor, the NVIDIA Tegra mobile computer-on-a-chip addresses this challenge more effectively than any other solution yet on the market, thereby taking a major step toward the oncoming mobile Internet revolution."
NVIDIA Tegra 650 also features:
- All-day media processing, for 130 hours audio, 30 hours HD video playback
- HD image processing for advanced digital still camera and HD camcorder functions
- Optimized hardware support for Web 2.0 applications for a true desktop-class internet experience
- Display support for 1080p HDMI, WSXGA+ LCD and CRT, and NTSC/PAL TV-Out
- Direct support for WiFi, disk drives, keyboard, mouse, and other peripherals
- A complete Board Support Package (BSP) to enable fast times to market for Windows Mobile-based designs
"With NVIDIA's Tegra processor line, we will continue to see impressive mobile innovations in Windows Mobile products," said Todd Warren, corporate vice president of Microsoft's mobile communication business. "Microsoft is dedicated to providing people best-in-class mobile experiences, so that people can carry a single device for work and play."
For more information on NVIDIA's processors, please visit www.nvidia.com.


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Wolf Blitzer delivers the most important breaking news and political, international, and national security stories of the day. Tune to The Situation Room weekdays 5-7pm ET on CNN.
CNN's Jim Acosta reports on the two crises that president Obama's administration is simultaneously confronting.
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Disneys Princess Enchanted Journey
macOS / Jeux
Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey offers young girls the chance to interact with the beloved Disney Princesses while encouraging creativity and exploration. Customize your own unique heroine character and take part in a fun-filled adventure through four unique levels to help the Princesses restore order in their enchanted kingdoms and overcome evil. Each Disney Princess has a unique story and magical world to explore as you discover the virtues of being a true Princess – Love, Friendship, Trust, Courage and Forgiveness!
* Befriend and interact with your favorite Princesses – Cinderella, Ariel, Snow White, and Jasmine!
* Play as your own customizable heroine princess character!
* Utilize unique, themed magic as you explore four enchanted Princess worlds!
* Enter into Belle's world as an unlockable bonus!
System Requirements:
Mac: Mac® OS X 10.6.6 Snow Leopard or higher
Processor: Intel® Core Duo Processor
This game will not run on PowerPC® (G3/G4/G5) based Mac® systems (PowerMac®)
Hard Drive: 1.7GB of uncompressed hard drive space
Graphics: ATI® X1600, NVIDIA® 7300GT, Intel® integrated video, or better
Input: Keyboard and mouse
Languages: English, French (Canadian), Spanish (Latin American)
• Important information about Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey •
Your feedback is important to us. As we cannot reply to comments or questions posted in the Mac App Store reviews, please contact our support team by clicking the link on the right should you encounter any issues playing the game.
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Obama deals in "typical Washington political gamesmanship that has gotten us exactly nowhere"
Steve Watson
January 25, 2012
Describing president Obama's State Of The Union Speech as "rhetoric" and "bragging", GOP presidential candidate Ron paul said in a statement today that "Instead of offering solutions to the problems our country faces, the President was intent on delivering a campaign speech."
The Congressman added that Obama's speech dealt "in the typical Washington political gamesmanship that has gotten us exactly nowhere close to improving the lives of the American people."
Paul noted that Obama seemed to be "bragging" about job creation when his "universal" health care plan was actually "job-destroying". The Congressman also noted that the Dodd-Frank bill "guarantees future taxpayer bailouts of large institutions."
Responding to Obama's comments on "an economy where everyone gets a fair shot, everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules" Paul said "Yet he remains committed to the same old system of debt, deficits, bailouts, and cronyism that created our economic problems."
"The President speaks of giving us energy independence from unstable nations, yet he refuses to allow the type of development needed to achieve this goal, while at the same time his administration hands out favors to the politically connected – those given to the likes of Solyndra, who fail to produce jobs or energy but succeed in ripping off the taxpayers." Paul urged.
Pointing out that Obama failed to address the need to balance the federal budget, Paul added that the president "…refuses to even mention the role the Federal Reserve plays in creating an economic system where some are denied a fair shot or even to support my efforts at bringing transparency to the Federal Reserve."
The Congressman noted that, in contrast to Obama, his own "Plan to Restore America" would see $1 trillion in real spending cuts in one year.
Paul also touched on the incident this week involving his son, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul and his unconstitutional detainment by the TSA in Nashville.
"In the area of foreign policy and civil liberties, President Obama's rhetoric may be different, but the substance of his polices – as shown by his administration's defense of the TSA's treatment of my son, Senator Rand Paul, is hardly 'change we can believe in.'" the Congressman noted.
Read Ron Paul's full statement on the SOTU speech here.
Rand Paul posted his own version of the SOTU last night. Watch Below:
Steve Watson is the London based writer and editor for Alex Jones' Infowars.net, and Prisonplanet.com. He has a Masters Degree in International Relations from the School of Politics at The University of Nottingham in England.
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Synapse 19
Lifetime Guarantee
You can expect your TOM BIHN bag to give you years of hard service. Our bags are guaranteed to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for the life of the bag. That means if something goes wrong and it's our fault, we'll fix it at no charge.
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|bluesign® and OEKO-TEX® certified Ultralight 400d Halcyon/420d nylon ripstop
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bluesign® certified 525 denier High-Tenacity 2x2 Ballistic exterior
|bluesign® and OEKO-TEX® certified 200 denier Halcyon/nylon ripstop fabric lining
|Spacer Mesh upper back
|bluesign® certified 210 denier High-Tenacity 2x2 Ballistic nylon lower back
|Closed-cell foam back
|Edgeless EV50 1/2" / 12mm shoulder straps (EVAZOTE® OEKO-TEX® foam)
|Duraflex®, Nexus, and Woojin buckles and related components
|#8 YKK Aquaguard® water-repellent zippers
|Made in USA with fabric from Korea / Japan / U.S.A.
|100% finished seams
|Dimensions: 11.4" (w) x 16" (h) x 7.9" (d) / 290 (w) x 410 (h) x 200 (d) mm
400d Halcyon/420d nylon ripstop: 1 lb 9 oz / 708 grams
525d Ballistic: 1 lb 11 oz / 752 grams
|Volume: 1160 cubic inches / 19 liters (ASTM Standard Measure)
|Removable 1" / 25 mm waist strap included
|.375" / 10 mm padded and contoured backpack straps with .75" / 20 mm removable sternum strap
|What's Included:
1x 8-inch Black Webbing Snaphook/Snaphook Key Strap
1x Black Zipper Pulls w/ Plastic Ends (8-Pack)
1x Sternum Strap Assembly
1x Gatekeeper Waist Strap
|Total O-rings: 8 (2 in the main compartment; 1 in the top center pocket, 1 in the small center pocket, 2 in the bottom front pocket; 1 in the left front pocket; 1 in the right front pocket)
The Synapse 19 is a carefully calculated, supremely organized backpack, designed for day hiking, everyday carry, and ultralight travel. Its graceful, curvilinear exterior may on first blush look like something akin to sculpture, but in truth it is simply the judicious realization of ultimate utility. No mesh pockets clutter the exterior of this bag, nor extraneous straps festoon it; in it, you'll be able to carry more than you would imagine, and no one will be the wiser.
The Synapse 19 is designed to fit people from approximately 5'0" to 6'0" / 1.52 to 1.83m; it's the smaller version of our Synapse 25 (for those 5'6" / 1.68 m or taller or who want a bigger bag — check it out). With 30% less volume, it's ideal for those of us who just don't need to carry as much stuff.
It features our beloved Edgeless Straps; conformity is overrated — except, perhaps, when it comes to shoulder straps. The edgelessness of this new strap allows it to more softly conform to your shoulder — we (and most people who have worn these straps) find that this increases comfort. Yet the straps aren't too soft: the 1/2" thick EVAZOTE® OEKO-TEX® certified foam means the strap is robust enough to carry a heavy load.
The front of the Synapse 19 is divided into five zippered pockets, all of which zip shut with #8 YKK Aquaguard® water-repellent zippers:
Though you'd never guess by looking at it, the top center front pocket is deep enough for a 1-liter water bottle or 1-liter hydration bladder. Everyone who has carried a water bottle in a backpack knows how important it is to pack the water bottle wisely so it a) doesn't dig into your back and b) doesn't throw off the weight of the pack. With the water bottle kept in dead center of the Synapse 19, you won't have to worry about either. Removing the water bottle from the Synapse 19 (and replacing it) is a breeze. Note that the water bottle pocket doesn't needlessly continue to the bottom of the bag; that'd be wasted space, plus you'd have to reach farther in to pull your water bottle out. Instead, we took that volume and allocated it to the bottom pocket (where it can serve good instead of evil — see below). Also worth noting: the water bottle pocket has one O-ring. (Yes, we do listen: we're adding O-rings. Just because you asked.)
Below the opening for the bottle pocket is another small zippered pocket, also with one O-ring: it's just deep enough for keys, a wallet, glove liners, or a small camera.
The side pockets are generously sized for sunglasses (in a case or alone), a first aid kit, or even a light Windbreaker-type jacket or down vest compressed in a stuff sack (like our Travel Stuff Sack). The right side pocket has a 200d Halcyon/nylon-lined inner organizational pocket; the left pocket has three pen/pencil slots. Both side zippered pockets feature one
The bottom front pocket of the Synapse 19 is a great spot for extra clothing or snacks and will easily accommodate a thin wool/fleece sweater, light down jacket and/or Windbreaker-type jacket. If you care to add organization, it's more than big enough for a 3D Organizer Cube (Mesh, Fabric (Halcyon or Parapack), or Clear) or Side Effect; two O-rings are inside this pocket. (Packing advice: tether one of the above-mentioned organizational cubes or Organizer Pouches to the O-rings via a Key Strap.) And because we care about your safety, we've added a 1.5" / 38 mm webbing loop on the exterior bottom of this pocket that's ready to accept the Guardian Light — highly recommended if you ride a bicycle or walk in the dark.
The Synapse 19 has one main, back compartment for large, flat items like notebooks or laptops — it closes with a #8 YKK Aquaguard® water-repellent zipper. It has two O-rings for you to attach Organizer Pouches or tether other items. Also inside the main compartment are four unobtrusive webbing loops (also known as rail loops), two fore and two aft, to which you can secure the optional Cache (available in sizes specifically for every Apple laptop and iPad; PC users, click here to take a look at our Laptop Fit Guide). When you add the Cache, the Synapse 19 becomes a "checkpoint-friendly" laptop backpack. Here's how it works: on the back (or bottom, depending how you look at it) of the Cache are two parallel "rails" of 1" wide lightweight nylon webbing which extend from the top to the bottom. Included (and already attached for your convenience) with the Cache are two Gatekeeper Rail Clips: unclip the side that isn't clipped to the Cache, slip it through the webbing loops in the Synapse 19 main compartment, and flip it shut. Slip the Cache inside the Synapse 19, and pull it back out: you'll see that the Gatekeeper Rail Clips ride the rails of the Cache, allowing you to remove your laptop or tablet from the Synapse 19 entirely while it is still encased in the protective Cache. Doing this at the airport security checkpoint means the X-ray machines (and TSA personnel) will have a clear, unobstructed view of your device — allowing you to keep your laptop in the Cache and the whole affair securely held together as one unit. (We think that's much better than having to remove your device and dump it in one of those buckets.) Many of us will appreciate this functionality on a daily basis as well: the rail system can be a convenient and quick way to remove one's laptop from the bag. And remember, there are four loops of webbing in the top of the main compartment of the Synapse 19: one pair is on the back side, and one pair is on the front side. That means you can choose to have your laptop or tablet against your back or against the front of the bag, whichever seems most comfortable or most convenient. Using all four loops, you could even carry two laptops (or one laptop and one tablet) in the Synapse 19. Note that the "checkpoint-friendly" functionality will only work for one of two devices — you'll need to remove the second laptop at the airport security checkpoint.
In addition to the Cache, the rails loops can also tether the optional Synapse 19 Internal Frame—you can even secure the frame and a Cache to the same set of rail loops. A clever "T" bar holds the loops in place relative to the frame, allowing the lower edge of the internal frame to float freely; in all of our testing, we've found this isn't much of an issue as the bag's contents tend to keep this lower extreme in place. The frame is constructed of die-cut .060" thick High Density Polyethylene (HDPE), with a nylon webbing sleeve sewn down the center that encases a removable 1" /25mm wide 6061 aluminum stay. We've bent the stay to a generic spinal curve but we recommend you re-bend and/or adjust the curvature to best fit your own back (video instruction here). Some folks swear by internal frames and others find them superfluous. For more on internal frames—how they differ from "frame sheets" and the pros and cons of using one—see our Guide To Backpack Frames.
Also inside the main compartment is an elastic-topped, open-top pocket. Generously sized to fit a book or two or an extra pair of shoes. The open-top pocket will also fit some sizes of Cache, including the 11" Air, iPad, and iPad mini sizes. (If you plan to carry a water bottle in the water bottle pocket and also an iPad or other device in the open-top main compartment pocket, make sure the device is protected with a Cache or a similar protective sleeve: the water bottle pocket is directly in front of the open-top pocket and your device is best protected from your hard water bottle.)
The remainder of the main compartment opens wide — ready to accept whatever larger items you're packing.
For the interior of the Synapse 19 we chose 200d Halcyon/nylon because it's ultra-lightweight and ultratough. We've used this fabric for several years now with virtually no complaints or failures; it's been abrasion tested by both our fabric suppliers and our in-house lab. Conclusion? 200d Halcyon/nylon is perhaps a bit of overkill for a lining fabric, and you expect nothing less from us. More on external fabric options for the Synapse 19 are below in the Choosing an Exterior fabric section.
The back panel of the Synapse 19 is padded with 1/4", high quality, closed-cell foam with an exterior of Spacer mesh and 210 denier nylon. This combination of mesh and smooth nylon is designed to provide maximum breathability while still being gentle on your clothing. The contoured backpack straps of the Synapse were custom designed by Tom for maximum comfort. We tested the Synapse backpack straps on a wide range of people — all heights, shapes, and sizes — and we think we've come up with straps that work for just about anyone: no small feat! The Synapse 19 features adjustable and removable sternum and waist straps with leave-no-trace hardware: if you don't like or don't use your waist or sternum strap, remove them and leave (almost) nothing behind (a design inspired by nature). At the top of the back of the pack, you'll find a webbing loop: use it to hoist the Synapse 19 up and onto your back or to hang it on a coat hook.
Enough said. Now get one and get out of here.
Choosing an Exterior Fabric
You like choices and we like to give you choices! That's why the Synapse 19 is typically available* in three different exterior fabrics. Our Materials Glossary explains each fabric in great detail, but here are some quick facts that may help you decide which to choose. And we're always here if you have questions: email@example.com
400d Halcyon
525d High Tenacity Ballistic Nylon
1000 denier Cordura®
*There may be times when one of the exterior fabrics mentioned here isn't available. Even with our best efforts, the demand for our bags occasionally outpaces our production capabilities: at times, some products, color combinations, or fabrics might be temporarily unavailable or "In Production." See the In Production color combinations as a guide to what our factory crew is making and what will be available next.
Design Notes
The concept for Synapse was born out my own personal need: I wanted a daypack that had compartments and pockets that made sense to me. My very first step was, of course, sketching, but I soon realized I needed a medium to render the very unique 3D aspects of this new pack. Using a small wooden artist's sketch mannequin and modeling clay, I eventually came up with the basic shape I wanted to achieve. From there, I derived the very basic 2D pattern pieces that would produce this shape. I experimented with a number of different pocket/compartment combinations.
One of my top design imperatives was to have a dedicated water bottle pocket in the dead center of the bag; my experience with very small and/or lightweight packs was that a full water bottle was often the heaviest or densest thing I'd be carrying, and that having the bottle either drift around inside the main compartment or be contained in a side pocket was quite annoying. Furthermore, I didn't want this bottle pocket to be some extraneous protuberance or afterthought; it needed to be integral to the overall design.
Once I had the concept and the basic pattern parts nailed down, I needed to work with my factory crew on making Synapse manufacturable. I knew that the features I wanted were going to be hard to sew, but I wanted to work with my crew to produce a bag that would be something of an esthetic and utilitarian triumph. More than any other design (so far), Synapse relies upon my factory having the best seamstresses and sewers on the planet. My sewing supervisor and lead seamstress, Lai-Fong, still rolls her eyes when we discuss the Synapse: "Why does it have to be so hard to make?" And then we laugh :)
- Tom
1. Measure Your Laptop
Measure your laptop (or Google its make, model,
and the word "dimensions" to find its listed dimensions).
Compare its measurements with the chart to the left (swap the Height and Width when measuring for a Vertical oriented Cache).
2. Compare Those Measurements To These
|Interior Width
|Interior Height
|Interior Thickness
|08A (iPad Mini)
|7.76" / 197mm
|5.08" / 129mm
|0.31-0.78" / 8-20mm
|10A (10.5" iPad Pro)
|9.76" / 248mm
|6.61" / 168mm
|0.31-0.78" / 8-20mm
|10B (iPad or 9.7" iPad Pro)
|9.33" / 237mm
|6.46" / 164mm
|0.31-0.78" / 8-20mm
|12B (2018 12.9" iPad Pro)
|11.75" / 298mm
|9.13" / 231mm
|0.31-0.78" / 8-20mm
|13A (13" Macbook Air)
|12.87" / 327mm
|8.74" / 222mm
|0.39-1.00" / 10-25mm
|13B (Some 13" PCs)
|12.56" / 319mm
|8.03" / 204mm
|0.39-1.00" / 10-25mm
|13C (pre-2017 13" Macbook Pro)
|12.24" / 311mm
|8.90" / 226mm
|0.39-1.00" / 10-25mm
|13E (11" Macbook Air)
|11.89" / 302mm
|7.44" / 189mm
|0.39-1.00" / 10-25mm
your bag already has great built-in organization. that said, you may want to add these optional organizational accessories to further organize and protect what you carry.
The Cache is a protective laptop or tablet sleeve that's available in many sizes to fit a wide variety of devices.
Freudian Slip
Adds 10 organizational pockets to the Synapse 19, of which there are: two folder pockets (folders/papers fit horizontally), three open-top pockets for small electronics or a notebook, two mesh pockets for bulky items, two pen slots, and a business card slot.
Guardian Light
Our Guardian DF Lights are rugged, easy to use, and work as either flashing safety beacons or interior bag lights. Made in Canada. Choose Strap-Mount as an exterior bag light and Original Base as an interior bag light (includes a lanyard).
You can expect your TOM BIHN bag to give you years of hard service. Our bags are guaranteed to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for the life of the bag. That means if something goes wrong and it's our fault, we'll fix it at no charge.
Defects in materials or workmanship are uncommon and are most often evident while your bag is still new. Keep in mind that daypacks and briefcases are often subject to serious wear in everyday use. We often see TOM BIHN bags that are still solid and in use after five, ten, fifteen, even twenty or twenty-five years, with minor repairs needed here or there. But remember: only true love lasts forever.


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Hello bloggers!
It is a new, far more positive Lynn writing to you this evening. Finally!
I wonder how many of you can identify with this scenario? Sitting in your home. Looking out of the window. Your feeling down. A bit depressed. Frustrated. Your mind is running 100mph questioning everything. 'How did i let this happen', 'Where do i even begin to fight back', 'Is this my life now...forever'? You start to sweat, you feel anxious. You worry your going to panic and you look out of the window again. 'If i could just get out there, even if i just went a walk'. But then the little demon on your head says 'Noo don't do that, you'll only feel like crap. It wont be pleasant. Much better to just stay indoors'.
That could easily describe a typical day when i was at my worst, but really its just the tip of the iceberg. When you allow yourself to be shut in that little world, your mind really does take over. And as much as the brain is a wonderful and amazing thing, it can also be a right old pain in the bum when left to its own devices.
When i was housebound i felt that i could always find ways to fill my time and that i rarely got bored. Due to this constant state of comfort I probably didn't have much reason to fight back and want more from life. Yeh i knew there was a big wide world out there and people were always commenting on what i was missing, but i guess it didn't really bother me. And then i got a little taste of freedom and how different life can be when your living outside of that box. Your days are filled with far more interesting and exciting things. Your mind is occupied with healthier thoughts and more positive experiences. Instead of sitting looking out of a window at the world and constantly fretting over things i SHOULD be doing. I was doing them, and so the anxiety left me and was replaced by a buzz and new lust for life.
Well sometimes life just gets in the way doesn't it (we had a death in the family, my car has broken down and been off the road for weeks). And our plans don't always go as we wanted them to, so for various reasons i found myself back in a darker place for a while.
Don't get me wrong, i didn't go back to being pretty much a recluse. Scared of my own shadow and constantly living off my nerves. But for a few weeks i did struggle. Believe me i can see now that 'cabin fever' does exist. When you are shut indoors looking at the same walls day in and day out, it has an affect! For me i became obsessed with my house being tidy. I wasn't kidding when i said before i felt i had OCD. My house would need to be immaculate and the slightest bit of dust or item out of place would need put right immediately. I think i have identified that this is just about control. I can control whats going on in my home. And since there were areas i felt i had lost control completely, i went a bit OTT with the things i could manage. So the house was forever perfect, however i did realise that if i was out there living a fuller life, the speck of dust on the living room table would seem far less important.
Guilt. I shovel it onto my shoulders and it weighs me down every day. Guilt that my son should be out doing more things but because of me he is held back. Guilt that hes watched too much TV that day. Guilt that he hasn't interacted with another child his age. Guilt that if i could get to a decent supermarket he could be eating a bigger variety of food. The list goes on, and that's only the list regarding Nathan. Don't get me started on the other members of my family or my friends.
My friends have their own lives to lead. Their own families and jobs and children to care for. I noticed i was getting a bit p****d off when they hadn't phoned in a while. Or if they didn't reply to a text quick enough. I would sit about, looking out the window, fretting, jumping up to wipe some more dust, and then resent my friends for not being there to keep me company. Don't they know that my son would really like to play with their kids? Luckily i got a grip of myself and remembered... i am not their responsibility. They are living their lives just as they should. They are good to me and I'm grateful for each and every one of them. But sitting about thinking, and thinking, and thinking, well u just drive yourself crazy.
So whats the answer? If your anxious and wishing you could go out. And feeling nervous wondering how to fight back. If your wondering if your going to be like this forever, cause it seems so impossible and its never going to change...
Go out.
I hope that doesn't sound patronising, because believe me i know how hard it is. But i also know from so much experience, that the thought is ALWAYS worse than the actual act itself. Little baby steps, no matter how minor they may seem, need to be celebrated and noticed. Its about taking control of your life again.
Its literally only been about 2 weeks since i got back into the swing of things. Through my focus, my therapy and my determination I am back out there. You know i do go out everyday and would never spend a full day in doors, but it was becoming more of a chore for a while. Now though i go out for a walk, or a trip to the supermarket and i come home buzzing. What i do may be small, but it feels good to know that i done it, and i took my life back even for 5 minutes instead of sitting about the house obsessing.
More than once in the past week have i walked further than usual and caught myself saying 'i feel totally fine here'. Its a great feeling. At home I'm not sitting around obsessing. I'm not focused on the negative thoughts and piling on the guilt. Nathan is happy and not at all bored and fed up... it was me who was bored and fed up. I'm not fixated on my friends not calling as much, in fact Ive hardly even looked at my phone. I'm generally just feeling more positive and much brighter. Things were starting to feel a bit hopeless and impossible for a while, but why do they need to be? They don't. I can get out there and do whatever i want. I have the power within me and so do you. It might take a little bit of practise but its completely possible.
Still doing my therapy on a Thursday i am discovering more and more about myself. And although its things Ive always known, I'm starting to pay more attention. For example, i do everything fast. I whizz around the house like I'm on drugs when I'm doing my housework. When i cook the dinner i have the dishes done as I go. When I'm playing with Nathan, I'm already thinking about when ill be tidying toys away. Its a fast paced, tiring way to live, and no wonder I'm always so tired!
When i go on my walks i will try to push my boundaries. Even if i go a street further at a time. But what i would do is, id walk along where i was comfortable, and when getting to a new stretch of road i would run out and then back again to where i was comfortable. To me i was still making the achievement because i had reached the place i wanted to be, but there was no enjoyment in it. And so last Thursday on my therapy we walked slowly to the point where i started to feel uneasy. And we just stood. We talked and we tried a few techniques to reduce my anxiety. I did feel quite uncomfortable at some points. We were standing on a long straight road and so when i turned around i could see how far I had walked, but more importantly i could also see how far i would need to walk before i was back home. This is the part i don't normally like. And so my head started 'what if i cant make it back', 'what if i get dizzy'. 'what if my legs turn to jelly and i cant walk'. But i stood there and tried to hush those voices, and I'm learning that the more i practice this, the easier it is to silence those thoughts. When i asked myself those scary questions i simply answered with 'None of that is going to happen, but so what if it does, I'm gonna be ok'. And instead of rushing home and whizzing about as i would usually i slowly walked home and felt fine. But this is down to practise!
I know it sounds a bit too simple and its easier said than done but whoever came up with the phrase 'practise makes perfect' was speaking sense. The only way we are going to get results is by doing these things over and over and giving our positive thoughts some power. They don't really get a chance to be heard if we are just sitting about worrying and not actually putting anything into practice.
My therapist also made a really interesting point about how anxious people are generally always living in the future. We are worrying about whats coming. 'what if i panic', 'what if i don't feel good. 'what about that party i need to go to', 'I'm gonna have to go out', 'how am i going to pay that bill'. We are always worrying about whats to come instead of living in the now. And so this is what we are working on at the moment. Getting me to 'live in the now'. We done a few exercises that stopped my mind racing and brought my head into the now. And when she asked me how i was feeling i can honestly say i felt fine. I felt calm and at peace with myself and it was a lovely feeling. I'm going to be learning more about this, and mindfulness and i will share anything that i think will be of interested to you, or anything i think might help. But judging by how much my mood has lifted and how much better i am feeling about myself then I'm sure there will be plenty more upbeat posts to come. I really was going back down that old anxious, crappy road. Filled with self doubt and hopelessness. Frustration with myself. And even though in the past i felt i was literally rid of agoraphobia completely, i suddenly lost the belief that could be possible again. But i was wrong. Its completely possible and this time it can stick... so hang on in there people. Its NEVER has bad as you think it is.
Wednesday, 30 November 2011
Stay Positive
Posted by Lynn at 23:28 9 comments
Friday, 11 November 2011
Digging Deeper
Well hello everyone. How are you all getting on? I realised I better get in touch to update you on my change of meds and anything else that's been happening. So where to start....
The meds. A letter of referral has been sent to my doctor to advise my medication is reviewed and surprise surprise i have heard nothing so far. Of course I am fine with this and just play things by ear. When they are ready to make the changes, i will do as i am told. Someone commented on my last post saying that I shouldn't do it 'cold turkey'. I totally agree and that's not something i would ever consider. i think when you've been dealing with mental health issues for a long time you realise how to handle somethings, but if there are people out there who have been put on a medication and suddenly start to feel normal again, my advice is simple. Do not just stop your medication. You probably feel better BECAUSE of your medication and to stop them suddenly could lead to withdrawals, and withdrawals can be quite uncomfortable. With any medication do what your doctor recommends because at the end of the day, they know more about this stuff than we do.
Anyway in the mean time Ive been feeling much better and much more positive than in previous posts. We have reached the time of year i least enjoy but its not bothering me too much. Nathan and i are doing great and enjoying our little home and our routine. We had his first Halloween, which involved the blissfully unaware Nathan dress as a skeleton and we had his first bonfire night. He saw a few fireworks but to be honest he was more interested in playing with some random object at the time, he really does go into a little world of his own. He is so big now and looks much older than his 11 months. 11 months! But surely it was only last week we got home from the hospital!!. It will be his 1st birthday on the 14th of December and i am holding a party for all the family at home. I would have booked one for elsewhere but i feel that since he is only 1, home is fine. He can be lord of the manor and play with his new presents while us adults eat cake and take pictures. I'm sure he will enjoy being the centre of attention. I am not trying to be a martyr here but may i just point out that Nathan turning one also signifies over a year since i had a full nights sleep. What is a lie in? I haven't had one since.... well i cant remember. Nathan has never spent a night away from me and so every morning i awake to the sound of him ready to cause havoc...and cause havoc he does. I think i must have also changed approx 700 nappies. The joys eh. But that's motherhood for you and i love every minute and when he hits that 1 year mark i will be so proud of both of us. Him for being my special favourite person in the world, so clever, so beautiful and always entertaining. And me for my first year of being a mum.
Ive gone on before about my opinion on agoraphobia recovery and how i think its very much down to the individual. I found that therapy's i had tried for example EFT, TFT, EMDR, CBT, and lots of other abbreviated things didn't help me as much as i hoped. I found that when i took the bull by the horns myself, that's when i made the best progress. Maybe it was just the right time, but whatever i did back then opened up a whole new world of possibility to me. From being housebound and pretty much not doing anything for 5 years i was suddenly out having a life again. Doing all the things i never imagined possible. I acquired a new lust for life and an inner buzz that made me want to do more and more and more. I did get to the stage where i questioned... so am i cured now? I knew i was going in the right direction. My life was fuller, my anxiety pretty much non existent, but i still had limits on where i could travel to.
But life ain't easy. Oh no just when i thought i had it sorted i was met with setbacks. I swore to myself that if a day came that i didn't feel like going into a certain shop or felt any sense of panic, i would not avoid it. I was strong now and i would fight and fight until id chased those fears away again. But suddenly i was pregnant. I was tired. Exhausted. I didn't feel fear when thinking of doing things, and so i didn't do them as much. Thinking it was ok to do this as i wasn't avoiding things for agoraphobic reasons. But obviously the less i done them, the harder they were to do again. I realised to my own surprise that I had gone backwards. And to realise this when you have a new born baby isn't really ideal. So the guilt kicked in. This gorgeous little bundle of mine deserves the world, and here i am uncomfortable to take him to a park. Ive told you these things before and for sure my world has got smaller and smaller again. Then came the relationship issues. So to cut a long story short this year has been a hard one. I very hard one. My focus has gone from more important issues and Ive relapsed back into that frightened unsure nervous person again.
And so it was perfect timing when i was told about a girl who works with people with phobias. I had already got through the toughest part of the year and with a new determination to focus on my agoraphobia i figured it would be a good time to find out more. I was told that this girl has fantastic success rates, has helped countless people with phobia and/or anxiety. Takes great enjoyment from her job and doesn't do this for financial gain. She does it because shes a good person who enjoys using her skills to help people better their lives.
Well Ive met so many therapists and tried so many things that i guess Ive been a bit sceptical in the past. Ive often met with people with the thought 'wow they might cure me' but quickly became aware that NO ONE is going to cure us. The only person who can do that is US but there is nothing wrong with getting a bit of advice and a helping hand on the way.
And so i met with the 'life coach' last Thursday. I expected someone arriving armed with a pie chart cut into sections... Relationships, finances, hobbies, etc and to to help me find fulfilment in the areas causing me problems. But it was nothing like that. I immediately liked her and can see why she has such a success rate. She is a warm, caring beautiful person who immediately puts you at ease. Instead of me feeling my achievements were nothing special, she made me feel proud of myself and gave me a much needed boost. We done some NLP exercises and i genuinely could feel some of my anxiety reduce. Thinking about driving distances would initially make me feel tense, but after some work on these issues i realised the tension and nervous tummy were settling down. The session lasted 2 hours and was all based on my anxiety, my past panic attacks, memories of fear etc. Talking about where all my 'issues' have come from really did help me see things a bit clearer and make a lot of connections where i hadn't noticed them before. She explained to me that the work we did would be making changes in my head, or my sub conscious if you like. And so i was to let it all happen naturally and just see how i felt. Well in the days that followed I felt very tired and on one day all i did was cry. I don't cry unless I'm reeeeeally upset, it takes a lot to make me cry. But as i shed the tears i felt i was having a great release. A release i really needed.
In the following week i knew i had to try a few things to see if changes had been made. But i knew, as did the therapist, that i wasn't gonna be 'cured' in one session. Not when Ive had my problems for 10 years now. But i went out and tried a few things and although i could see things clearer i was still hitting a bit of a wall. For the first time in ages i found myself questioning how on earth i ended up with this. Why do i have the behaviours that i do. Did i get this because i am just a worrier. or could it be that my life experiences have caused me to behave in certain ways and make certain decisions? Am i gaining some sort of benefit from being agoraphobic. I have 2 inner dialogues. One which wants a life and to get out there and do so many things. And i have another who tells me 'oh don't do that you might panic'. It took me a while to realise that both of these sides to me want the same thing. To be happy and to be at peace. They really need to get together and have a chat. They might like each other and stop arguing.
And so my next session came and i expected the same kind of work but this time it was quite different. It turned out she had read my blog and learnt a lot more about me in the week that had past, and in learning new things we started to dig a little deeper. People have often said that the way to deal with your problems is identifying where they come from, working through these problems, past experiences etc with someone i.e a therapist, and in doing this you will release them. Well again i doubted this and figured there was no point in rooting around in the past because it is what it is. Whats the point in wasting time talking when i need to be doing something more practical, i.e going out! But as we chatted i made connection after connection and realised so many parts of my past and my thoughts could be having an effect on my present. Who'd have known i have major confidence issues. Who'd have thought i don't have much self respect. That i don't see myself as very valuable. That when treated like a doormat or hurt id just think 'oh well maybe that's all i deserve'. Like i said Ive had sessions in the past and its not done much for me, hasn't stirred many feelings. But as we chatted i found tears rolling down my face. I felt a huge sadness and yeah OK i felt a bit sorry for myself. Ive beat myself up about so many things for so many years. Ive carried a lot of guilt. I don't take compliments well and i expect most people wont like me. Why? A cried a few times and when she left i felt that id made some kind of discovery. I think my problems as far deeper than i ever imagined. I think there are many 'issues' that Ive maybe never recognised before, but in noticing them i did feel less confused. Lighter. And after a few exercises we did i immediately felt a sense of 'i am worth something. and i don't deserve to be treated like crap'
So although the thought of a long journey still makes me uncomfortable i am finding a little candle burning inside of me again. Just a little flicker. But i can see that in working together, and working on my own too, its gonna get brighter and brighter. And in dealing with all sorts of issues its going to have a positive outcome in where my life is right now.
I will of course keep you posted on my future challenges. The girl/women/therapist/life coach has a website and no doubt will have no problem with me linking you guys to have a look but ill get her go ahead first. I am nervous. But i am excited about the doors opening for me here.
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From Ashes
From Ashes Mass Effect 3's first downloadable content was made available on launch day and involves acquiring Javik (The Prothean) on your team. It costs 800 Microsoft points. EA has confirmed that the content of From Ashes was developed post-disc certification of Mass Effect 3 and is NOT included on the disc. [1] However, it has been discovered that the Prothean character model was included on the Mass Effect 3 retail disc.
From Ashes Walkthrough
It is recommended that you complete this mission before Priority: Palaven or Priority: Sur'Kesh, as there is a bug for the 360 that may cause Primarch Victus and Urdnot Wrex to disappear from the Normandy's war room. Both of whom are not supposed to leave the war room until after Priority: Tuchanka 2, when the genophage issue has been dealt with.


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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State Extension will offer a Web-based seminar showing community leaders how to better engage local citizens in issues surrounding land-use planning.
To be presented at noon and 7 p.m. on April 17, "Developing More Effective Citizen Engagement: A How-To Guide for Community Leaders," will give participants thoughtful suggestions for dealing with and involving citizens in land-use decision making.
Presenter Walt Whitmer, a senior extension associate specializing in economic and community development, noted that the one-hour session will focus on why public participation matters, and why it is so important to create local networks of community members and offer opportunities for them to discuss their concerns.
Neal Fogle, extension educator in economic and community development, also will contribute to the program.
"In a nutshell, we'll talk about what really constitutes effective citizen engagement in land-use planning, why it matters, what are the keys to success, the role of trust, designing and preparing for an effective citizen-engagement effort, and how to choose the right tools and forums for achieving your goals," Whitmer said.
"In addition we'll talk briefly about the role of facilitation and what you need to think about to do it well," he said.
Citizens of a community are "engaged" when they play an effective and participatory role in dialogue and decision making, Whitmer noted.
"That requires letting go of some of the traditional reins of power and trusting that citizens can and will effectively engage in the issues," he explained. "The result is a partnership that is nearly always healthy for a community."
Land-use issues are particularly difficult for communities, Whitmer pointed out, because they encompass questions of control, property values and rights. Arguments about land-use planning are very value laden, including disagreements about private versus public good and changing regulations and case law.
"In the webinar, we'll cover the five elements of civic engagement," he said. "They include increasing citizens' knowledge about a community issue, encouraging citizens to apply that knowledge, using that knowledge to improve the community, creating opportunities for citizens to engage each other and ensuring that these opportunities are regular and on-going."
The April 17 presentation is part of Extension's monthly Land-Use Decision Making Webinar Series, which provides information about current planning issues, land-use planning tools and techniques, local regulation and community engagement. The sessions are designed to help planners, elected officials and citizens better engage in land-use decision-making processes.
The final webinar in the series -- "Low Impact Development and Smart Growth: How Are They Best Integrated and Utilized in Our Communities?" -- will be offered on May 15.
Three previous webinars were recorded and are available to registered participants for viewing:
--"Planning in Pennsylvania: Land Use, Communities and Beyond"
--"How Pre-emption of Zoning and Other Local Controls Impacts Planning"
--"Renewable Energy Implementation and Land Use Regulations -- Is There Conflict?"
Registration cost for the entire webinar series is $25, and registrants can watch as few or as many webinars as they like. For more information, contact Jeff Himes, extension educator based in Tioga County, at 570-724-9120 or email@example.com, or visit the website.


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Taking inspiration from the modular tiled design of modern smartphones, Mamikim's cleverly named ADAPTable is composed of six A4-sized wooden tiles that can be moved around and repositioned. So every time you come to work, you can customise it for the task at hand.
The tiles include pencil holders, cutting mats, and even a section with a ruler fastened to the edge. There's no word on pricing or availability just yet because the table is being officially unveiled at the Tent London design show in a couple of weeks, but you can assume it's not going to come cheap. And there's no word if Mamikim intends to open a Tile Store allowing third-party craftsmen and woodworkers to create their own tiles. So in the meantime you'll just have to nailbreak the wooden ADAPTable so you can install unofficial add-ons.
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Soul Music
IMDB wrote:Based on Terry Pratchett's Novel. On Discworld (a world carried by four elephants standing on a huge turtle in space), a small girl, Susan Sto Helit, has got a major problem. Her grandfather is Death, who wants to forget that he has just "processed" his adopted daughter and her husband who was Susan's mother and father as this is causing him great grief and Death is a person that can remember everything, much to his chagrin. Susan find herself pressed into taking over Death's "duty" but finds that she is falling in love with an elf/human, Imp, who is slowly being taken over by a kind of "musical" force that is forcing Imp and his friends to play Rock Music to the Discworld. The Rock Music is proving to be a great success, but it has got plans for Imp and everybody wanting to play it and it is up to Susan, the head of the wizards, the Archchancellor and Death (that is, if he can be found and made to remember who/what he is.) to stop it before it conquers the entire Discworld...
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Discworld (1995)
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Moby Gmaes wrote:This adventure game puts you in the shoes of Rincewind, a wizard whose sole purpose in life is to stay alive. He appears to be very good at it as well, because apparently the universe has decided to continuously challenge him.
The game takes place in the insane fantasy world created by Terry Pratchett, one of this world's most humourous authors, and is generally nuts.
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Discworld II: Missing Presumed...!? (1996)
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Moby Gmaes wrote:This is the second Perfect game set in Terry Pratchett's Discworld; there's also the first Discworld and the third, Discworld Noir.
The game's storyline borrows primarily from Reaper Man, with elements from among others Pyramids and Moving Pictures. Death has taken a holiday, and it's up to Rincewind to bring him back or suffer the fate of immortality.
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Discworld Noir (1999)
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Moby Gmaes wrote:This is Ankh-Morpork, a city surrounded by darkness, where the cold river Ankh flows, where it is always raining, and where dwarves and trolls co-exist with mysterious societies, religious fanatics, stupid police captains, and bar pianists. It is also where a bitterly sarcastic sharp-eyed PI Lewton tries to earn a living solving bizarre cases. A mysterious woman named Carlotta hires him to find her lost lover. Wandering through the dark city and gathering evidence, Lewton has to solve the case, confront a sinister conspiracy, and once again become torn between love and despair.
"Discworld Noir" differs from other Discworld games not only because of its much more serious tone and dark Film Noir-style atmosphere, but also because of its gameplay. Instead of inventory-based puzzles there are clues, which Lewton writes down in his notebook and which should be then used whenever there is a connection between the clue and the situation in question.
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Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 – Almsgiving, Prayer and Fasting
Ash Wednesday & Universal Day of Fasting and Abstinence
Today is Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday begins the great season of Lent, when we are invited to "return sincerely to the Lord our God with fasting prayer and mourning" (Jl 2:12) and to offer to God a sacrifice of a humble and contrite spirit. It is the time of the year when we are reminded again that we are dust, and to dust we will return. On a more positive note, we are reminded "to turn away from sin and be faithful to the Gospel."
Today is universal day of fasting and abstinence. Catholics all over the world are encouraged to pray, to fast and abstain, and to share to the poor and the needy. Simply put, to do penance. The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches us that interior penance of the Christian can be expressed in many and various ways. Scripture and the Fathers insist above all on three forms, fasting, prayer and almsgiving (Cf. Tob 12:8; Mt 6:1-18), which express conversion in relation to oneself, to God and to others (CCC 1434).
What is penance? What does it mean to do penance? "Penance is concrete daily effort of a person, supported by God's grace to lose his/her own life for Christ as the only means of gaining it; an effort to put off the old man and put on the new; an effort to overcome in oneself what is of the flesh in order that what is spiritual may prevail; it is a continual effort to rise from the thing of here below to things above, where Christ is. Penance is ,therefore, a conversion that passes from the heart to deeds to the Christian whole life" (JP, PR).
Penance such as prayer, fasting and almsgiving prepare us for the liturgical feast; they help us acquire mastery over our instincts and freedom of heart (Cf. CIC, cann. 1249-1251; CCEO. Can. 882)
How do we make our penance fruitful and meaningful?
- Let us do our penance out of personal conviction and in freedom. Let us guard ourselves of legal formalism and superficiality which the prophets had already denounced, pride and ostentations if one fasts "in order to be seen by men. It must be done in secret, with sincerity and voluntarily.
- Let us fast, pray and share to the needy as our penance out of our love for God and neighbor. This is the greatest commandment. This is the summary of the all the laws of Moses and the teachings of the prophets. Nothing more, nothing less and nothing else.
- "This rather, is the fasting that I wish: releasing those bound unjustly, untying the thongs of the yoke; setting free the oppressed, breaking every yoke; sharing your bread to the hungry, sheltering the oppressed and the homeless; clothing the naked, and not turning your back on your own" (Is 58:6-8).
- Penance finds its fulfillment, meaning and relevance only in the context of "Jesus call to conversion and penance, like that of the prophets before him, does not aim first at outward works, "sackcloth and ashes", fasting and mortification, but at the conversion of the heart, interior conversion. Without this, such penances remain sterile and false; however, interior conversion urges expression in visible signs, gestures and works of penance (Cf. 2:12-13; Is. 1:16-17; Mt. 6;1-6; 16-18).
Interior repentance is a radical orientation of our whole life, a return, a conversion to God with all our hearts, an end to sin, a turning away from evil, with repugnance toward the evil actions we have committed. At the same time it entails the desire and resolution to change one's life, with hope in God's mercy and trust in the help of his grace. This conversion of heart is accompanied by a salutary pain and sadness which the Fathers called animi cruciatus (affliction of the spirit) and compunctio cordis (repentance of the heart) (Cf. Council of Trent (1551): DS 1676-1678; 1705; cf. Roman Catechism, II, V, 4).
Fasting, prayers and almsgiving are interconnected and complimentary. Fasting is the soul of prayer. Mercy is the lifeblood of fasting. So when you pray, fast; when you fast, show mercy.
Starting this Ash Wednesday as we begin the season of lent, strive to be humble and "return to God with your whole heart, with fasting, and weeping, and mourning; Rend your hearts not your garments, and return to the Lord your God. For gracious and merciful is He, slow to anger, rich in kindness, and relenting in punishment" (Jl 2:12-13).
"Though your sins be like scarlet, they may become white as snow; though they be crimson red, they may become white as wool" (Is. 1:18)
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iOptioniousPrime wrote:I've described how easily a Justi can drop a sequence for a Mage to be unable to strike for 8 direct hits. Justi's have nearly 6 stuns that a Mage needs to channel through during a fight, with a Mage trying to wait for a stun due to CD from the get go. Otherwise we have a 6 second interrupt that doesn't do much with seismic at the helm of the next strike. If the interrupt would establish a Cool Down for the blocked cast then maybe we'd be getting somewhere. Mages are sitting ducks vs Justi's. That's not a PvP match, in my opinion, but a hope for a resist or spell dodge.
I'm getting the feeling that you're talking purely about mage vs. justi here. I think part of the issue is that, like i said earlier, that without higher level enchants and gems, the innate class advantages (SW > Justi > WM > SW) become very apparent. It isn't much consolation, but at high might, it does all even out.
SW > Justi. My SW runs 57% dodge, 12% block, 36% status resist. Obviously this is a bit higher than your average player, but vs. a high might justi, where I'm always defending against seismic, it will rarely hit (57% dodge + 12% block + 20% block defend + 10% dodge defend = 1% chance of hitting on defend, 31% chance of hitting when not defending). Likewise with brutal. And then Stun is subject to stat resist. So its very unlikely that a justi actually manages to get off a brutal + seismic and they both land (Purao is about the only one who manages it semi-consistently). That said, when seismic or brutal do land, they do hurt quite a bit. But it feels to me like melee SW's are innately strong vs. melee justicars.
Justi > Warmage. Obviously, through a combo of juggernaught and resists, the justi completely dominates the first half of the match when played correctly. But at higher mights, health ends up getting high enough that the juggs do run out, and with a well played second half, a warmage can quickly make up the difference. I've seen quite a few replays of some of our warmages taking a beating from some of the top justis in the first half, but due to 36-40k health, the juggernaughts run out somewhere in the middle of that, allows warmages (with their high damage output) to quickly catch back up (provided their dodges, resists are high enough to not get caught by the seismic-brutal combos). But for these and the reasons you stated above, Justis seem to have the innate advantage here.
Warmage > Shadow Walker. Arcane Shield + Ice Spike Armor turn into a blood bath against shadow walkers. I average ~20 damaging attacks in a typical fight vs. a warmage... which is 10k+ damage right there reflected back at me when facing the top warmages (I have 36k hp, so i'm effectively facing wms with only 26k hp that i can lose). I've had matches where I've resisted every stun, every status, and spell dodged every attack and still lost due to sheer damage output by warmages (even running 70% magic damage mitigation). <<That match was actually pretty fascinating to watch. So warmages innately have an advantage in those fights.
So point of this long explanation was that, it's not that justi's are overpowered by any means. BOH PVP just has this weird rock-paper-scissors thing going on, and unfortunately, wins are a lot more class mismatch dependent at lower might. There is a definite problem though with low might pvp. My 20k wm (which i stacked for full damage) has routinely done 25-30k damage vs. toons in the lower leagues with less defenses. I definitely understand where the "wm op" and "justi op" comments are coming from, its just that I also think that much like other games of it's kind, pvp should definitely be balanced for the higher leagues, and hopefully relatively balanced for all leagues (which is much more difficult).
tl;dr -> all three classes have their strengths and weaknesses lol.


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Liquidambar, commonly called sweetgum[1] (star gum in the UK),[2] gum,[1] redgum,[1] satin-walnut,[1] or American storax,[1] is the only genus in the flowering plant family Altingiaceae and has 15 species.[3] They were formerly often treated in Hamamelidaceae. They are decorative deciduous trees that are used in the wood industry and for ornamental purposes.
|Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)
|Scientific classification
|Type species
|Liquidambar styraciflua
Both the scientific and common names refer to the sweet resinous sap (liquid amber) exuded by the trunk when cut.
Extant speciesEdit
|Scientific name
|Common Name
|Liquidambar acalycina
|Chang's sweetgum
|central & southern China
|Liquidambar formosana
|Chinese sweetgum or Formosan sweetgum
|central & southern China, southern Korea, northern Thailand, Taiwan, Laos, northern Vietnam
|Liquidambar orientalis
|Oriental sweetgum or Turkish sweetgum
|southwest Turkey, Greece: Rhodes
|Liquidambar styraciflua
|American sweetgum
|eastern North America from New York to Texas and also eastern Mexico to Honduras
- †Liquidambar changii - Miocene (Washington state, North America)
They are all large, deciduous trees, 25–40 metres (82–131 ft) tall, with palmately 3- to 7-lobed leaves arranged spirally on the stems and length of 12.5 to 20 centimetres (4.9 to 7.9 in), having a pleasant aroma when crushed. Their leaves can be many colors such as bright red, Orange and yellow.[4] Mature bark is grayish and vertically grooved.[4] The flowers are small, produced in a dense globular inflorescence 1–2 centimetres (0.39–0.79 in) diameter, pendulous on a 3–7 centimetres (1.2–2.8 in) stem. The fruit is a woody multiple capsule 2–4 centimetres (0.79–1.57 in) in diameter (popularly called a "gumball"), containing numerous seeds and covered in numerous prickly, woody armatures, possibly to attach to fur of animals. The woody biomass is classified as hardwood.
In more northerly climates, sweetgum is among the last of trees to leaf out in the spring, and also among the last of trees to drop its leaves in the fall, turning multiple colors. Fall colors are most brilliant where autumn nights are chilly, but some cultivars color well in warm climates. Although a temperate species, at least one living Liquidambar tree survives in a hot and humid tropical city: Bangkok, Thailand.
Species within this genus are widespread in China, Korea, Thailand, Taiwan, Laos, Vietnam, Turkey, Rhodes, North America and Mexico (down to Honduras). In cultivation they can be seen in warm temperate and subtropical climates around the world.
Fossil recordsEdit
This genus is known in the fossil record from the Cretaceous to the Quaternary (age range: 99.7 to 0.781 million years ago).[5] The genus was much more widespread in the Tertiary, but has disappeared from Europe due to extensive glaciation in the north and the east-west oriented Alps and Pyrenees, which have served as a blockade against southward migration. It has also disappeared from western North America due to climate change, and also from the unglaciated (but nowadays too cold) Russian Far East. There are several fossil species of Liquidambar, showing its relict status today.
The wood is used for furniture, interior finish, paper pulp, veneers and baskets of all kinds. The heartwood once was used in furniture, sometimes as imitation mahogany or Circassian walnut. It is used widely today in flake and strand boards. Sweetgum is a foodplant for various Lepidoptera caterpillars, such as the gypsy moth. The American sweetgum is widely planted as an ornamental, within its natural range and elsewhere.
The hardened sap, or gum resin, excreted from the wounds of the sweetgum, for example, the American sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua), can be chewed on like chewing gum and has been long used for this purpose in the Southern United States.[4] The sap was also believed to be a cure for sciatica, weakness of nerves, etc.
In Chinese herbal medicine, lu lu tong, or "all roads open," is the hard, spiky fruit of native sweetgum species. It first appeared in the medical literature in Omissions from the Materia Medica, by Chen Cangqi, in 720 AD. Bitter in taste, aromatic, and neutral in temperature, lu lu tong is claimed to promote the movement of blood and qi, water metabolism and urination, expels wind, and unblocks the channels. It is an ingredient in formulas for epigastric distention or abdominal pain, anemia, irregular or scanty menstruation, low back or knee pain and stiffness, edema with difficult urination, or nasal congestion.[6]
In the fall, the trees drop their hard, spiky seedpods by the hundreds, which can become a serious nuisance on pavements and lawns. Some US cities have expedited permits to remove liquidambar trees.[citation needed]
- ^ a b c d e "USDA GRIN Taxonomy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ^ Christenhusz, M. J. M. & Byng, J. W. (2016). "The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase". Phytotaxa. Magnolia Press. 261 (3): 201–217. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1.
- ^ a b c Peterson, Lee Allen (1977). Edible Wild Plants. Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company. pp. 214–215. ISBN 0-395-31870-X.
- ^ Fossilworks
- ^ Bensky, Clavey & Stöger 2004.
- Bensky, D; Clavey; Stöger, Erich (2004). Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica. Eastland Press. ISBN 978-0-939616-42-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Fergus, Charles (2002). Trees of Pennsylvania and the Northeast. Stackpole Books. pp. 160–162. ISBN 978-0-8117-2092-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Ind. Eng. Chem. Process Des. Dev., 1985, 24 (3), pp 836–844
- Hsu, E.; Andews, S. (2005). "Tree of the year: Liquidambar" (PDF). International Dendrology Society Yearbook. 2004: 11–45. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-22. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
- Svenning, Jens-Christian (July 2003). "Deterministic Plio-Pleistocene extinctions in the European cool-temperate tree flora". Ecology Letters. 6 (7): 646–653. doi:10.1046/j.1461-0248.2003.00477.x.
External linksEdit
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Liquidambar.
|Wikispecies has information related to Liquidambar
- Highlights of American Chemical Society meeting in Atlanta, American Chemical Society, at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-06-07)
- University of Florida IFAS Extension – Liquidambar styraciflua: Sweetgum (accessed: 09 SEP 2018)


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Did you ever want to make just a few cupcakes for maybe you and your immediate family or some friends? Isn't it annoying when recipes are written to serve like 24 cupcakes- does anyone reallyneed to eat 24 cupcakes? No. Aside from the fact that it's not healthy, it's just completely unnecessary if you're not having a party or get-together. So, I decided to make these cupcakes in a small batch, therefore nothing goes to waste and no one is compelled to eat more (even though they're so delicious you're going to want to eat like 5 of them at one sitting ).
Scrumptious chocolate cupcakes topped with lucisious dark chocolate frosting and snow! And by snow I mean sweetened coconut flakes- yummy! They're easy to make and even easier to eat! And the cake is unbelievably moist because I used homemade buttermilk of course! Oh, if you're wondering what kind of cupcake liner I used, they're Reynolds Wrap! I did not use mybabycakes machine with this recipe- I know surprise surprise! I was in the mood for a regular sized cupcake .
Snowy Chocolate Cupcakes:
- 1/2 cup plus 1 tbsp All Purpose Flour
- 2 oz (2 squares) bittersweet chocolate (I used Ghiradelli 70% Cacao Bar)
- 2 tbsp Unsweetened Cocoa Powder (I used Ghiradelli Brand)
- 1/4 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/8 tsp Baking powder
- 1/8 tsp Salt
- 1/8 cup (2 tbsp) Softened Unsalted Butter
- 1 Large Egg (at room temperature)
- 1/4 Granulated Sugar
- 1/6 cup Brown Sugar
- 1/4 cup Homemade Buttermilk (or store-bought)
- 1/4 tsp Vanilla Extract
- PAM Baking Flavor
- 1/2 sweetened coconut flakes
- 1 1/2 – 2 cups Dark Chocolate Frosting (recipe Below)
1. PREHEAT oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 12 cup cupcake sheet with PAM and place liners in each cup. Set aside.
2. Melt the chocolate squares in the microwave and set aside to cool a bit. Meanwhile in large bowl beat together softened butter, brown and white sugar until creamy. Add the egg and beat until combined well about 2 minutes. Using a spatula stir in the melted chocolate.
3. In a medium bowl sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cocoa. In a small bowl combine buttermilk and vanilla- set aside.
4. With the mixer on low, add in about 1/3 of the flour mixture and blend well. Then add about 1/3 of the buttermilk mixture and blend well. Continue adding the flour mixture and buttermilk mixture, alternating and mixing well between each addition. Scrape sides of bowl with the spatula. DO NOT OVER MIX.
5. Pour about 2 hefty tbsp of mixture into each cup. Bake for about 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Remove and cool before frosting.
Makes 12 cupcakes
Dark Chocolate Frosting:
- 4 tbsp Melted Unsalted Butter
- 1/2 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder (I used Ghiradelli Brand)
- 1 oz bittersweet chocolate melted (I used Ghiradelli 70% Cacao Bar)
- 3 cups Confectioner's Sugar
- 3-4 tbsp Milk (I used skim plus)
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
1. In a large bowl combine melted butter and cocoa. Add the melted chocolate. Mix well until lumps are smooth. Using a hand mixer beat in confectioner's sugar and 2-3 tbsp of milk. Beat until thick and creamy- I like my frosting really thick because it's easier to pipe that way. However, you can add more or less milk depending on your desired consistency.
2. Place frosting into a piping bag with a medium round tip, or cut off a small corner of a big ziplock bag. Pipe into swirls on the cooled cupcakes. Top with a generous amount of sweetened coconut and serve!
Makes about 2 cups
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